{"product_id":"quick-brainstorming-activities-for-busy-managers-50-exercises-to-spark-your-teams-creativity-and-get-results-fast-paperback","title":"Quick Brainstorming Activities for Busy Managers: 50 Exercises to Spark Your Team's Creativity and Get Results Fast - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Brian Miller helps you explore the most effective brainstorming method for your team and generate the best results using straightforward, focused activities that each take less than fifteen minutes to complete.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with clear, concise guidance and quick, easily implemented techniques, \u003cem\u003eQuick Brainstorming Activities for Busy Managers\u003c\/em\u003e provides supervisors, managers, and team leaders the fun, proven activities they need to get idea-packed brainstorming sessions started, and keep them going.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will discover how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eask questions that provoke responses and inspire creativity;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereact to and record ideas in a way that encourages participation and prompts more input;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esort and categorize lengthy lists;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevaluate ideas;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand prioritize the most useful concepts and expand on them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eContrary to popular opinion, great brainstorming sessions don't just happen. For brainstorming to be a truly productive activity, leaders must create the right environment to let employees' ideas flow. Complete with sample dialogues and well as resources for virtual team brainstorming, \u003cem\u003eQuick Brainstorming Activities for Busy Managers\u003c\/em\u003e helps you guide your team to generate great ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour organization is run on ideas...and so is your department. But the task of leading a brainstorming session isn't as simple as asking for thoughts and writing them down. From reluctant participants, to one person dominating the session, to the same ideas being repeated over and over again, the possibility of hitting roadblocks is high ...and once the ideas stop flowing, it can be impossible to get back on track. \u003c\/p\u003e  Packed with real-world, practical guidance, \u003ci\u003eQuick Brainstorming Activities for Busy Managers\u003c\/i\u003e gives you the tools, exercises, and guidance you need to pave the way toward the kind of innovation and creative solutions your company needs to beat the competition. Filled with fun, proven activities that will enable you to get productive brain-storming sessions started and keep them going, the book shows you how to:   Clarify the purpose of the session - Ask the kind of questions that provoke responses and inspire creativity - React to ideas in a way that encourages participants and prompts more input - Know what to record and what not to record - Sort and categorize lengthy lists - Evaluate ideas - Prioritize the most useful concepts and expand on them - And much more!   You'll learn how to focus the group, use concepts such as playbacks and prompts, discourage criticism and self-editing, know the right time to take a break, and help your team arrive at outside-the-box, brilliant conclusions by collaborating with each other and building on each other's ideas.   Truly productive brainstorming sessions are dependent on your ability to create the right environment and let your people's ideas flow. Containing sample dialogues, as well as resources for virtual team brainstorming, this is the indispensable toolbox of activities you need to keep the energy high, and generate great ideas fast.   Brian Cole Miller is the principal of Working Solutions, Inc., a management training and consulting firm. He is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eQuick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMore Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKeeping Employees Accountable for Results\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRIAN COLE MILLER is the principal of Working Solutions, Inc., a management training and consulting firm. He is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eQuick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMore Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKeeping Employees Accountable for Results\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757812842784,"sku":"9780814417928","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0a86d2542dde66c569302dff7b988f0e.webp?v=1780112337","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/quick-brainstorming-activities-for-busy-managers-50-exercises-to-spark-your-teams-creativity-and-get-results-fast-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}